Boy-Butter Annnounces: Boy-Butter Bonerz
Boy Butter, known widely for their personal lubricants, marketed to gay men, has taken another step toward enhancing male pleasure. They announced today that they will be selling Boy Butter Bonerz (wow, that sounds like Boy Butter “boners” doesn’t it?) starting in February, both online and in stores.Wow, what a perfect item. What with feeling “…like a horny eighteen-year-old again” and that it lasts for “36 hours,” it’s the —- that keeps on giving. I guess this is one of those items that is for both of you. Kind of like when a man gives his wife or girlfriend a revealing negligee - who is it really for?
Of course, whether you can truly get boners from Boy Butter Bonerz is one of those “do herbal remedies really work” kinds of questions. And this is an herbal formula. Their claim is that it is “36-hours of fun in a safe, effective herbal formula without ’speedy’ side effects. “What is different about Boy Butter Bonerz that sets it apart from other male performance herbal products? The answer to that seems to be simply marketing. Eyal Feldman, creator of Boy Butter, says, “… I noticed they are all targeted and compete for a generic male demographic. Using our Boy Butter branding, which is highly-recognized in the gay market, we packaged an excellent 36 hour formula with an unforgettable brand name, Boy Butter Bonerz with Boy-Agra.”
Any other difference from other herbal male performance remedies is unclear. I could not find anything on their site with a listing of ingredients. What I did find on their site (Boy Butter) said, “BOY BUTTER BONERZ is a truly revolutionary Male Performance Enhancer created from natural herb extracts offers a safe alternative to Viagra, Cialis, Levitra without a prescription.” They don’t say what is different about their product, they only state it is “truly revolutionary.” They claim, “You will experience larger erections due to increased blood flow.” And they offer a refund if you don’t experience “total satisfaction.” (I wonder how you can prove something like that. Maybe they just take you at your word.)
It seems the branding and marketing, and the fun, crazy, wacky name, will make this product a hit when it hits the marketplace. But whether or not it has staying power (pun intended) will be something that only time and customer loyalty can tell.There is a link from their site to purchase Boy Butter Bonerz in a single-capsule blister pack for a “sale price” of $5.99 (regular price $6.99). You can order now, but it won’t ship until the second week of February.
SOURCES:
- Press Release from Boy Butter
- Boy Butter Web Site
Big Brother 9: Big Brother in the Winter?
Big Brother 9 set to start on CBS February 12, 2008 at 9/8 Central Time
CBS has announced on cbs.com that Big Brother 9 will begin a bit early this year. February 12, 2008, to be exact. (Is this the “winter games” version of the show?) No word yet on whether or not this replaces the Big Brother that would be on this summer, or would be an additional season, amounting to two seasons of Big Brother during 2008. But one thing is for sure: Big Brother 9 WILL start February 12.
They have also announced that they will be bringing back, “Big Brother After Dark” on Showtime’s Show Too sister station. This could make for some interesting live-blogging. A lot of last year’s most interesting moments happened while “Big Brother After Dark” was airing. Case in point, the big Jen vs. Dick fight from Big Brother 8.
What will the Big Brother 9 twist be? There are a lot of rumors floating around. One of the big ones was that BB9 would be a celebrity edition, but that rumor has been put to rest. Another was that Dick Donato, winner of BB8, would be returning. That rumor has not so solidly been squashed, but neither has it been proven!
According to producer Alison Grodner, America’s Player will not be returning. “That’s really hard to do twice,” Grodner said. “Anyone coming to be a part of ‘Big Brother’ this year would know about it and we’d hate to have people act differently because they think that the viewers are in control. … That doesn’t mean that it couldn’t return in some other way, but doing exactly what we did again, no.” (Source: New York Daily News)
So what is left in the way of twists? One persistent rumor is that BB9’s twist will have something to do with ‘dirty little secrets’ and will based on one season of the French version of Big Brother, which was called, “Secret Story.” Apparently there is a promotion for BB9 right now that has part of the song “Dirty Little Secrets” playing in the background. Another of the more persistent rumors is that this BB9 will only last six weeks, but will still have 14 players, thus driving even more speculation on twists and unexpected evictions. (Source - CBS Big Brother 9 Insider)
The reason behind this unusual winter season of Big Brother seems to be the writers’ strike, which makes a lot of sense. So maybe we can look forward to an additional season of Amazing Race as well.
Big Brother 9 will premiere February 12, 2008 at 9/8 central and will again be hosted by Julie Chen.
B.S. For Friday - Punctuation and Special Effects!
Filed under: Brilliant Stuff, digital image manipulation, just life
Brilliant Stuff for Friday, January 25, 2008:
Skills Improvement: Here is an exercise from the University of Bristol. This particular one is about using apostrophes. When you’re done with that exercise, there is a whole list on the left with links to information and other exercises.
Semicolon Savvy: I guess today’s entry is following a theme. Follow this for an easy explanation of proper use of a semicolon. It’s really not that hard!
Brilliant FX: Here is a YouTube video that shows someone using an application that traces objects in videos in order to render a model that you can do cool effects with. Fun to watch! The application is called VideoTrace.
Clintons vs Obamas “Two Against One?” Huh???
I’m sure Michelle Obama, who has been campaigning heavily for her husband, speaking at events, giving interviews, etc…. I’m sure she must be a bit INSULTED by Barack Obama claiming that the Clintons are attacking him “Two against one.” What is Michelle Obama - chopped liver?
First I was for Hillary based on her programs and experience. Then something Barack Obama said touched me and I switched to his camp for awhile.
But his making an all-out war with The Clintons where there is none, has just put me off to the point where I am back with Hillary.
I will volunteer for her campaign if she is nominated.
“Two against one…” what a whiner. What a woosy. What a liar. I wonder what Michelle Obama had to say about that one!!!!
Brilliant Stuff - Truth In Blogging
I’m sorry to say that I found nothing brilliant today. And I was really looking! I’m sure tomorrow will be better. Some days are just not so brilliant.
Tuesday’s Brilliant Stuff - Scary Story, Music-Maker, Einstein and Controversy!
Filed under: Art, Bizarre, Brilliant Stuff, Television, just life
Brilliant Stuff for Tuesday, January 22, 2008:
Very Short Story: I like this guy’s writing. I’ll have to post a link to the zombie story, soon, that one was actually even better. Oh what the heck - here are both of them Beat Yourself Up Over It and I Am A Zombie Filled With Love. I just love the zombie one….
Time Waster/Music Maker: Wow, how to describe this… It’s a little on-line synthesizer that is inuitive and easy to use. Cute graphics, and you make the music by pushing different keys on your computer keyboard. You can even record something, once you’ve established a bit of a song! I just love the keys that play bits of sampled rap. LOL Find it HERE
Brilliant Quote of The Day: “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” –Albert Einstein
Propaganda: Here is a cartoon that best-describes the crux of the writers’ strike going on. Quick and to the point! I totally get it, and I totally support them! View it here. Brilliant!
Brilliant Stuff for Monday, January 21, 2008 - Art & Litigation
Brilliant Stuff for Monday, January 21, 2008:
Brilliant Idea: An article telling how to easily sue corporations in small claims court, if you have the need. It’s often more time-efficient than trying to get a complex problem soved via elevated customer service, writes the author. Find how to do it and the (low) cost and (minimal) time involved here: Suing Big Companies In Small Claims Court Is Fun And Easy - the article is short, well-written, and easy to read.
Virtual Tour: Virtual tour of the medieval exhibit at the Louvre. Coolest thing ever! Just click here. I’m still exploring it, actually. More fun than Google maps! LOL
Sunday B.S. - Fun stuff, clever stuff stats stuff, and a little bit of stupidity
Brilliant Stuff for Sunday, January 20, 2008:
WebSite: Inner Child Brain Modification - Tips and tricks to help you tap into those inner recesses of your mind where your inner child lives. Very childish and cool!
Picture: Someone went to a lot of trouble to line up the images on the backs of 5, 10, 20, and 50 dollar bills with the buildings themselves. Hard to explain here but really cool. Just go see it for yourself!
Tool: A database of census information by zip code. You can enter your own and see how close you are to average. You can also compare the stats side by side for different zip codes. Zip Skinny.
And now, for the Anti-Brilliant: This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen in my life. I wonder if any of these people are still alive! Click here to be amazed by innovative stupidity in action. Definitely not-so-brilliant!
Saturday B.S. - Poe’s Birthday, Weird Words, Weird Horoscopes And Cryptograms!
Brilliant Stuff for Saturday, January 19, 2008:
WebSite: The most amazingly well-written horoscopes I’ve ever read! Very entertaining - it almost makes me want to believe in astrology. Free Will Astrology
Word: cackhanded - I was just happily reading along the other day, minding my own business, when I came across the word cackhanded. Sometimes you come across a new word and you say to yourself, “Oh, there’s a word I don’t know. I wonder what it means. I will look it up.” Other times, you come across a word you don’t know that jumps off the page and makes you say, “What the hell IS that thing???” Which was the case for me with ‘cackhanded.’ Oh, I did look it up, and it has two meanings: the first is left-handed and the second is clumsy or foolish. Brilliant word! Seems like kind of an insult to lefties, though.
News Story: Man makes his annual visit to Edgar Allan Poe’s grave. January 19th is Poe’s birthday, so each year this man leaves 3 red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac, carrying on a mysterious tradition that has been happening since 1949. The story is found here. Poe was born January 19, 1809 and died October 7, 1849.
Time Waster: Do you like cryptograms? I’m addicted to them lately! This gives you all the cryptograms you want to play, and you play them right online. It’s really intuitive and clever, as well. When you fill in the letter you think correlates to a particular code letter, it fills in all the rest of that same letter for you. If you want to change it, just change one and all the rest change for you. Brilliant! It has other great features too, but I think I’ll just let you explore them for yourself. Cryptograms.org
B.S. (Brilliant Stuff) is a brand new feature on the sherryness.com website. Each day I’ll post the most brilliant things I come across and add to the list throughout the day. If you’re bored, just come check out the B.S.!
Tips To Make Your WordPress Upgrade A Bit Smoother
This is what it feels like when your upgrade fails!
When you have WordPress installed on your server already, and a new version comes out, there are pretty easy, intuitive instructions for implementing the upgrade. The instructions basically consist of deleting the old WordPress application off the server and uploading the new one and going through the extremely short, easy “install” process afterwards.
They also give you the nice tip, “If you’ve tweaked any of your themes, be sure to back them up before deleting them off your server, so you can put them back up after the upgrade.” Sure! No problem! Thanks for the tip; I’ll do that!
And I did do that (last night). But there are a couple of tips they didn’t offer that I really could have used. Mainly because I trusted the process a bit too much and didnt’ think it through. But still, it would have been nice to have done a few certain things to make my evening a lot less frustrating.
First, don’t just back up the changes you made to your themes. Back up your wp-config file with your server information on it. Otherwise you have to log into your server account and track down the database name and the username and password you set up for that db.
Next, if you usually tell your admin log-in for WordPress to “remember me,” and thus might have forgotten your password because you haven’t been using it regularly, take care of that while you still have admin access before the upgrade.
Go in and change your password to something new and write it down. Because once you delete the old application and install the new one, you’re going to need to sign in. It won’t “remember” you after an upgrade. And that blank username and password field can look very daunting. Especially if you used a now-defunct e-mail address when you originally signed up, like I did. And thus could not get your password reset e-mailed to you right away! In fact, you might go in and make sure your e-mail address is up to date as well, while you are at it!
And last but not least, make a note of what theme you were using, the location on the server where you had everything installed originally and the hierarchy of those folders as to how they pertain to your backed up themes and images.
These are all things that would have made my life so much easier, especially because in the middle of all of this I wound up having some technical difficulties as well with my computer. So these preventable problems just made it even worse when the unpreventable problems cropped up.
So, lesson learned. I thought I would pass on these tips to spare others the crying and heartbreak I experienced last night as I went in circles for hours on end to do an upgrade that should have taken 45 minutes at the most!